This option is all the above plus creating a customized budget, manage and track debt and simplify your taxes and investments. This option allows you to see all accounts in one place, categorize your expenses automatically and manage your money across desktop, web and mobile.ĭeluxe: $49.99/ year (my choice). Quicken offers three tiers of subscription for Mac and four tiers of subscription for PC. So, how much does this cost me? I went from using (which is free) to track, categorize and budget for our household to a paid yearly subscription. You can of course access your account through online (Quicken on the Web) and their app as well. You then link your bank accounts to the program which then synch approved and posted transactions.
In essence, you download the program directly onto your computer (there are specific Mac and WIndows editions depending on what computer you’re using). Unlike Mint and other cloud based programs, Quicken is installed directly to your computer hard drive.
If you take a look at both platforms (Mint and Quicken) there are some similarities, however each platform is completely unique.
At one point, Quicken was part of Intuit Inc, which sold Quicken to H.I.G Capital on Maafter it acquired Mint on November 2, 2009. The Quicken software has had an interesting history.